VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — This was Victor Wembanyama’s opening ceremony.
No Eiffel Tower, no Celine Dion, no Zinedine Zidane, no Rafael Nadal, no Serena Williams and no floating cauldron required. Just a 7-foot-4 kid with the eyes of the basketball world on him for his Olympic debut.
And he didn’t disappoint.
Lighting a torch of sorts for the French gold-medal hopes, Wembanyama had 19 points, nine rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots, and France opened its run at the Paris Olympics by beating Brazil 78-66 in a Group B game on Saturday before a sold-out crowd of flag-waving, song-singing, wave-doing fans who came looking for a show and got one. Read More...
Christine McConnell
Photographer
42 years old
Single
Full Name Christine McConnell Age 42 Birth date July 30, 1981 Horoscope Leo Birth Place United States Profession Photographer Net Worth $100,000 – $1M Martial Status Single Height N/A Ethnicity Unknown Nationality Weight lbs ( kg) Hair Color N/A Eye Color N/A Ahead, we take a look at who is Christine McConnell dating now, who has she dated, Christine McConnell’s boyfriend, past relationships and dating history. Read More...
By Frank SwainFeatures correspondent
A freediver descends into the ocean with the aid of a pole – some people and animals have an impressive talent for holding their breath. (Science Photo Library)A few people can hold their breath for an astonishingly long time, discovers Frank Swain. How do they do it?
Last November, 32-year-old Nicholas Mevoli lay on his back on the ocean surface, gulping air like a fish to pack his lungs with air. Read More...